Gamar Leadership Group

About GLG

Gamar Leadership Group is an international boutique management consultancy headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was conceptualized in 2015 at the Harvard Innovation Labs by two graduate students. Their goal was to rethink leadership development and help clients bravely address complex challenges. They founded GLG.

The firm works with ambitious clients who want to define the future. At its core is the belief that people have the capacity to become collaborative, innovative, and responsive while enhancing their organizations.

Industries

Automobile Industry

Education

Energy

Engineering

Financial Services

Healthcare

Hospitality & Tourism

Public & Social Sector

Retail

Media & Entertainment

Transportation

Telecommunication

Consulting Services

Our management consulting services focus on our clients' most critical challenges while building adaptive leadership capacity. We work across sectors, industries, and geographies to enhance decision making and collaboration. We use a holistic approach to capture value and generate solutions across boundaries and between silos of any organization.

We Specialize in:

Adaptive Leadership & People Development
Agile Teams & Resilience
Business & Organizational Purpose
Decision-Making & Negotiation
Innovative Strategy & Delivery
People & Organizational Performance
Risk & Compliance
Transformation & Change Management

Our Team

Adel Gamar

CEO & Cofounder

Adel is driven to forge effective collaborations among business, government, and non-profit sectors while creating lasting and impactful solutions. Over the course of his career, he has advised and trained senior leaders and teams of Fortune 500 companies, non-profit organizations, public sector agencies, and governments worldwide. He served as Education Specialist at UNESCO and Policy Fellow at Harvard Law School. He is Adjunct Professor at UBC Sauder School of Business and has made appearances on television and radio, including Global News, CBC News, and CBC’s On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko.

Driven to inspire and mentor young leaders, Adel cofounded The Gamar Foundation—a nonprofit that aims to inspire, empower, and connect young people to make a difference for the greater public good. He is the former Board Chair of Douglas College and currently serves on various boards including the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce and York House School.

He holds an MPA from Harvard and a B.Ed. from the University of Calgary.

Naomi Khan

Chief Operating Officer

Naomi believes that successful operations rely on authentic communication and trust. When leading and managing people, she combines a drive for efficiency with a commitment to supporting the teams that make up the organization. She does this by amplifying the talents and skills of each team member with a constant eye on measurable goals.

Naomi is Cofounder of The Gamar Foundation and serves on the Board of Societé Place Maillardville Society. She holds a BComm with distinction from the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business and a MSHN summa cum laude from Hawthorne University.